Le Mans 1991

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  • Release Date: 22nd June 1991
  • Asset ID: 803868
  • Synopsis: A film of the 1991 Le Mans race with a look at the preparation involved and archive of earlier races. A Castrol Film.
  • Shotlist: Montage of racing images; GVs of grandstand area before race begins; b&w archive of 1951 Le Mans race when Jaguar won their first victory at Le Mans; b&w archive of 1957 Le Mans race; footage of 1987 Silverstone race; footage of 1988 Le Mans race; colour archive of Le Mans 1955 race; 1989 Donington race footage; 1989 Le Mans race footage; 10:05:27 engineers working on car parts; men at drawing board; footage of Test Day at Silverstone in May 1991; intvw. David Leslie (Jaguar driver); teams preparing cars for the Le Mans race; GVs of practice run; cars driving towards starting line and start race; Porsche car in pit stop for repairs; 10:09:56 Peugeot carin pit, refuelling rig catches fire; Mercedes car pulling off from pit; Porsche swerving off track; Porsche crashes into barrier; Mercedes spins off track; Jaguar in gravel track; Peugeot being pushed off track; 10:14:43 night shots of race with CAs of fun fair rides; daybreak with results; intvw. Tom Walkinshaw (Jaguar Team Manager); intvw. Jochen Mass (Mercedes driver); Suntec Jaguar drives off track; team in pit resting; Jaguar pulls into pit, damaged after a bird strike; 10:19:11 intvw. Jonathan Palmer (Mercedes driver); engineers working on Mercedes car in pit; Jaguar being refuelled; Porsche pulls into pit; intvw. Dr Hieith (mercedes engineer); engineers working on Mercedes; Yojiro Terada (Mazda driver) cheering after finishing 8th, Mazda win 1st, sixth and eighth place; 10:28:33 intvw. Tom Walkinshaw (Jaguar) on Mazda win; Mazda team holding up trophies; results; montage of highlights from race END
  • Production Company: BHP / Castrol Dir Barrie Hinchcliffe Editor Steve Saint
  • Licensing Restrictions: Music. Please note that this film may include footage and/or music sourced from multiple rights holders. For information on re-use of content in a new production, please contact BPVL@bp.com
  • Viewing Restrictions: Public
  • Format: Other
  • Alternative Language Notes: None